June 5, 2013 -- Updated 1730 GMT (0130 HKT)
Police in Mexico City have detained three people in the mysterious
disappearance of 12 people from a nightclub, the city's attorney general
said. FULL STORY
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June 5, 2013 -- Updated 1529 GMT (2329 HKT)
What happened to 11 young people
who were forced at gunpoint into a van in Mexico City's popular Zona
Rosa entertainment district on May 26? The mystery has gripped nation.
Penelope Ramirez is a cousin of Jerzy Ortiz Ponce, who is one of the 11
missing people. She holds a sign with his picture during a gathering of
family members in the Tepito area of Mexico City on May 31.
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Three people have been detained in connection with the disappearance of 12 people
- Police have not said why these three were detained
- The 12 young people were allegedly kidnapped from a bar in Mexico City
Read the latest on this case -- in Spanish -- at CNNMexico.com.
(CNN) -- Police in Mexico City have detained three people in the mysterious disappearance of 12 people from a nightclub, the city's attorney general said.
And for the first time
since the disappearance, Attorney General Rodolfo Rios confirmed there
is evidence showing that the people who are missing had indeed been at
the club.
The names of the
detainees -- one woman and two waiters from the Heavens After bar --
were not released. Officials said they are looking at the link between
the woman and the waiters, but did not say what charges, if any, they
might face.
Before Tuesday's
announcement, the relatives of the missing people -- one of them only 16
years old -- insisted that they had been kidnapped from the after-hours
bar in Mexico City's Zona Rosa entertainment district. But police had
said there was no proof that that the 12 had even been there.
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"There is evidence that
the majority of the youths arrived at Heaven in two vehicles, one
private and a taxi, but it is unknown how they left," Rios said.
Still, he said, there is no evidence that an armed convoy snatched the group, as the families say.
The attorney general also upped the number of missing to 12 from 11, saying that another family had come forward.
The top prosecutor met with the families of the missing to give them an update.
"We are not interested in
who took them, we are not interested in any of that, whether they will
be punished, or not punished doesn't interest us," said Carlos Ruiz, the
father of one of the missing. "Our interest is that they all return
alive."
Not all of the 12 people
said to be involved knew each other, but most of them hail from the
Tepito neighborhood, a place known for its rough character. That alone
has added spice to an already sensational story, leading to speculation
that gangs could be involved.
The young people were
taken from the Heavens After nightclub on Sunday, May 26, between 10
a.m. and noon, family members say. They were forced into a van and
kidnapped, they claim.
A center for missing persons in Mexico will distribute photos and information about the missing young people across the country.
A mass kidnapping would
be a significant development because even through the years of drug
cartel violence, the capital was a relatively safe place. Recently,
however, there is evidence that infighting between local criminal groups
is on the rise.
More than 26,000 people
have gone missing in Mexico over the past six years as violence surged
and the country's government cracked down on drug cartels, according to
Mexico's Interior Ministry. Authorities don't have data on how many of
the disappearances were connected with organized crime.
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